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Loading Screen: Helldivers 2's Confusing Steam Reviews
The highest player count in a year, incredibly well-received updates and a beloved event have ended in review bombing for Helldivers 2. Why?
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With SteamOS, Are Valve Introducing The New Standard?
With over 30 staffers each making an average of $4.5 million a year as of 2021, Valve might be one of the most revenue-efficient companies within the games industry, yet they don't rest on their laurels. As SteamOS arrives, we take a look at how it could redefine that industry once again.
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Loading Screen: CEO Claims: "... a concerted effort to trash the game and the studio" From Opponents
The co-CEO behind the upcoming MindsEye is blaming "bot farms" for a "concerted effort" to badmouth their negatively previewed game.
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EA Breaks 1000 Layoffs in 2 Years
Over 1000 layoffs in two years, another studio closed and another game gone. EA are operating in a culture of fear where they can't think about their future.
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Epic Rejoices As Apple Have Finally Lost
4 Years. 4 Months. 17 Days. That's how long Tim Sweeney (backed by Epic Games) had been battling Apple in the courts of the world before Apple's fairly shocking loss at the start of this month. In a battle of billionaires, we actually won?
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Loading Screen: Military Propaganda Launched On Steam
Today, Steam approved the launch of a new game. One that was designed to be propaganda for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Loading Screen: EA's Licensed Games Problem
EA have a licensed game problem, as they try to balance fan demand with licensing costs, and come up with bad results.
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The Winning Streak Continues As Capcom's Gamble Pays Off
Capcom have been winning for 8, 10, no 12(!) years and counting! Players have been loving it, investors had been loving it, but maintaining a streak of success this long comes at a cost, a cost players feel like they're starting to pay... Especially on PC.
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Loading Screen: Fan Rebellion Brought BF2 Back From The Dead
Player numbers for Battlefront II have gone up nearly 2000% in the last month, and it's at least partly thanks to a fan rebellion.
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Loading Screen: STALKER's Missing Soviet Monuments
Stalker's enhanced editions launched this week with missing monuments, and players weren't happy. Now, GSC have relented and put them back.
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Microsoft Faces Widespread (Blizzard-Led!) Unionisation Efforts Across Xbox
Microsoft yearned for the closure of the Activision Blizzard deal, making every promise needed to make it across the line. That included plenty towards those advocating for their workers' rights. Now that the deal has closed, they don't want to honour those promises!
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Loading Screen: The NFT Games On Steam
Steam banned NFT games, yet this week we heard about two of them coming to the platform. Has Valve loosened the rules?